Alysha Bohanon
Alysha Bohanon is an Associate at Wilkinson Stekloff. Alysha has represented clients in a variety of high-stakes matters, including antitrust, consumer class action, product liability, patent, and more. Alysha has experience in every stage of litigation, from pre-complaint strategy to post-trial briefing and appeals, and has been a key member of multiple trial teams.
Most recently, Alysha was a member of the trial team that secured a groundbreaking victory for Microsoft in the FTC’s challenge to Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision, winning the second-biggest merger trial in American history.
Before joining the firm, Alysha served as a law clerk to Judge Stephanie D. Thacker of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and Judge Mark R. Hornak of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Alysha graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Law Review. During her time in law school, Alysha also served as a legal writing instructor and a graduate writing consultant. Alysha obtained bachelor’s degrees in journalism and English from the University of Minnesota.
Education
- Undergraduate: University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, B.A., summa cum laude (2014)
- Law: University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude (2017)
Editor-in-Chief, Minnesota Law Review
Clerkship
- Judge Mark R. Hornak, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2017-18)
- Judge Stephanie D. Thacker, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (2018-19)
Notable Matters
- Member of the trial team that secured a groundbreaking victory for Microsoft, defeating the FTC’s efforts to enjoin its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard and winning the second-biggest merger trial in American history. Following a five-day bench trial, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denied the FTC’s motion for preliminary injunction, finding that the FTC failed to make its case that the acquisition would substantially lessen competition in the gaming industry. The deal closed shortly thereafter.
- Member of the trial team representing e-vapor manufacturer NJOY in two patent infringement evidentiary hearings before an Administrative Law Judge of the U.S. International Trade Commission (one brought by JUUL Labs, Inc. against NJOY and the other brought by NJOY against JUUL Labs). Conducted numerous examinations on “public interest” issues at the hearings, including the direct of NJOY’s CEO and examinations of both sides’ regulatory witnesses.
- Member of the trial team defending Altria Group, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries in the first government entity bellwether trial, brought by the San Francisco Unified School District, in multi-district litigation arising out of Altria’s minority investment in JUUL Labs, Inc. On May 10, 2023, just one day after the team completed cross-examinations in plaintiff’s case and the defense case was about to begin, plaintiffs agreed to a global settlement with Altria that resolved the personal injury, consumer class action, and government entity cases brought in over 6,000 e-vapor cases in state and federal courts.
- Member of the trial team defending Altria Group, Inc. in an administrative trial related to the FTC’s challenge of Altria’s $12.8 billion minority investment in JUUL Labs. Obtained a full dismissal of claims against Altria by the FTC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge. Also counsel for Altria in putative class action antitrust lawsuits pending in the Northern District of California related to the JUUL Labs investment.
- Member of team that secured pro bono client’s early release after more than 25 years in prison. Client had been sentenced to life in prison for a crime committed as a teenager, and he was eligible for resentencing pursuant to D.C.’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (“IRAA”). The WS team’s successful motion for relief identified significant mitigating evidence in the client’s personal history and his rehabilitation while in prison. Following a hearing, the court resentenced the client to time served and he was immediately released.
- Member of the legal team representing Bayer in coordinated trial proceedings over Essure, a permanent contraception device, in Alameda County, California.